Shiv Nadar University is the first Indian university to get the 'Partnership 2020' grant. 'Partnership 2020' is a recent U.S.A.-India higher education research collaboration initiative to build research partnerships between Indian and the US institutions in key 21st century fields. Administered by the University of Nebraska, Omaha (UNO), the partnership enables the US universities to conduct joint research with their Indian counterpart institutions.
As part of the opportunity, a 'Dialogue on Joint Research and Internationalization' was conducted at Shiv Nadar University on 15 July 2019. The delegates from the US Embassy included Prof. Patrick McNamara, UoN; Mr. Conrad Turner, US Embassy, Cultural Affairs Officer; Ms. Anubhooti Arora, US Embassy.
As part of the discussion Prof. Patrick McNamara elaborated on 'Opportunities in Partnership 2020', which was followed by an experience sharing session by Dr. Harpreet Arora, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shiv Nadar University. Dr. Arora has recently recieved a grant under the US-India 'Partnership 2020'. The Dialogue was followed by an Open Discussion on 'Internationalisation, Joint Research, and Rankings' led by Prof. Rupamanjaru Ghosh, Vice Chancellor, Shiv Nadar University and Prof. McNamara of UNO.
